Hi - We are just back from a 6 night stay at the CR. Just thought I'd share some thoughts on our stay. We were there for a convention for my DH and were lucky enough to get a BLV tower room on the 5th floor (thank you Jessica!!!). This was our 1st time in a tower room (did a garden wing room before). My kids were thrilled with having the monorails right outside the room. We loved having a balcony to hang out on during nap time.
The 5th floor had not been refurbished yet. The 6th floor was closed off all week but they finished the work on our last day and took down the barriers. I assume they started at the top and were working their way down and the 5th floor would be next. There was definitely a fair bit of wear and tear on the room.
We put the pack n play in the bathroom and it fit with plenty of room to spare. There was a fair bit of noise in the room. We were at the far end from Chef Mickey's but could hear the horn of the boats every morning starting at 6:30. Also, we could hear the squealing of the brakes of the monorails. No noise from Chef Mickey's. I'm a light sleeper and no one else heard these things.
It was very nice being so close to the restaurant for refills on the mug and bathroom runs when the baby was sleeping.
My kids had fun with the pool games one afternoon and went to the evening movie the last night. They also loved watching the water parade from the room.
I had to do a fair bit of laundry and only 2 out of the 6 dryers were working properly. 3 were simply out of service and taped off so you couldn't even try to use them. The 4th was supposedly working, but after 3 cycles of drying, the clothes were still very wet. A waste of $6.00. For a deluxe resort, I expect everything to be in working order.
Bell services was very prompt both times that we used them. Overall great stay. I can't say that we'd ever spring for the CR, much less a tower room, during spring break, but since DH's work was covering it, it was awesome.
Oh, and I didn't see any sign of magic bands or FP+ being used or tested yet. Just an FYI.